match book covers: Rendezvous. Hard to spell! Great restaurant. Searcy AR.
- 03/02/19 05:03 AM
The Rendezvous Cafe
Who would have believed that the old give-away match book covers from years ago when almost everyone smoked would be somewhat collectible today? Well, evidently they are. This one from Searcy AR's beloved Rendezvous Cafe is now on ebay with a sales price of $4.99. It is historic in giving its phone number of 223 and saying it had 24 years of service already!
So what year might this have been? It was probably before we had the abbreviation AR for Arkansas instead of ARK. Zip codes started in the early 1960's. The old Rendezvous building is still there but … (6 comments)
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match book covers: Does anyone remember the Blue Bird Cafe in Searcy AR? They had a sense of humor.
- 03/26/12 11:36 AM
Who remembers the Blue Bird Cafe?
Not me.
I just have this memory from the cafe.
Who remembers when everyone smoked and you picked up a free little matchbook when you left. The matchbooks were personalized and some were quite creative.
And I think some have become collectibles.
What this says is "If your wife can't cook DON'T DIVORCE HER - KEEP HER FOR A PET AND EAT AT OUR PLACE."
It was located at 504 S Main in Searcy AR.
So what is there now?
This picture is from the White County Courthouse info but I … (15 comments)
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